LUCKY COMICS BLOG!!

THE BAT #1 BY DANIEL SOLANO

November 15th, 2017

The Bat #1 Arrives This Winter!

Michael Quinn, the Modern Black Bat, is unleashed in his own title from Lucky Comics this winter with The Bat #1!!!This two part story titled "All Points Bulletin" will set the tone and kick off this ongoing series as Hill Top PD hunts the mythical Bat creature. With story by John Michael Helmer and stunning art by Daniel Solano, The Bat will hit Lucky Comics with a bang. Dan Solano is no stranger to the Lucky Comics Universe as he brought his creator-owned title "Cyber Jane" and her ultra police force "Unit Black" on board in 2016. Now, Daniel is helping launch the Black Bat, spilling from the pages of Beetle Girl, as a modern vigilante bent on bringing his own brand of justice to the world where the police and the justice system cannot. Co-starring Cyber Jane and Unit Black.

BLACK BAT BY KAIO NEVES

November 5th, 2017

Lucky Comics welcomes another amazing artist to the Black Bat Universe: Kaio Neves. Kaio is from Brazil and has extensive comic book experience. He brings his unique take on the Noir Hero which is sure to satisfy any Black Bat fans. The script is by Marvel Comics and Lucky Comics veteran Lou Mougin. Join us for Black Bat - The Eliot Ness Saga Part II in 2018.

LOTS OF ISSUES IN PRODUCTION

So much going on at Lucky Comics that Art Director Daniel Vardi, Senior Editor Michael Waggoner, and Publisher/writer John Michael Helmer have a Lucky Comics Production Spreadsheet to keep all the plates spinning at once. With over 72 eight page books in production from any where to scripting to lettering, it's a FANTASTIC time to be LUCKY! Yes, indeed.

​Lucky Horror:Michael is overseeing the HORROR LINE with three titles and other supporting stories in the works. He's got a great background with the horror genre and a keen eye for artistic talent. With Diablo, Slim & Nun, and P.O.D. under way also issue #1 of Marshal Grimm--Undead Lawman, the Horror corner of Lucky Comics is driving forward to scare you all.

Lucky Golden Age:Lou Mougin has ramped up his Black Bat scripting with several 1932 adventures and has plans to further his Eliot Ness/Black Bat trilogy as the two work through their tumultuous relationship. Lou has another Pulp Legends tale in mind as he continues to expand the Black Bat Golden Age Universe at Lucky Comics. Publisher John Michael Helmer has scripted three Black Bat stories: Black Bat vs. Houdini and Black Bat vs. the Pearl Thief are some of the notables. He's also produced "Fantom Face #1" and the "Masked Angel #1" which occur in the Black Bat universe of the 1930's. Look for a team-up book consisting of Black Bat, Miss Fury, Masked Angel and Fantom Face in the spummer of 2018. Golden Age pulp adventure at its best!

Lou also is hard at work with issues 3 and 4 of Fox Force--the continuing adventures of the Golden Age Fox heroes. He's also scripted the first issue of "Prize Comics #1--featuring the Prize Fighters!" The relaunch of the Prize Comics heroes from the Golden Age of comics will rock the Lucky Universe!

Lucky: Superhero:Beetle Girl continues to dominate our publication schedule. She has another 20 books in production that well get us well into 2019. and publisher John Helmer is steering that ship. There are Golden Age re-boot characters, re-introduction stories, and new villains for Danni Garret to battle. Look for a half dozen "Creator-owned" characters to jump into the Lucky Super Hero Universe in the calendar year. Issue #2 of Girl Commandos has art completed from Luis Rivera and story by Erik Franklin and will be out in December!

Lucky Realistic:Two titles have blossomed their way to publication with stories that take place "outside our window" and are NON-superhero related. Scripted by Marvel Comics and DC Comics veteran James Hudnall, the series "Hood" arrives from Lucky Comics this winter. It's Robin Hood meets Training Day as Rob Loxley is a British rookie police officer on an exchange internship in a big American city with a corrupt sheriff. Can Rob make a difference in a world gone to hell? Rotters has found an artist and the US Army will never be the same. Soldiers that die on the battlefield and can be stitched up and sent right back.

There is more: Lucky Comics Licensed line, Lucky Comics Fantasy, and the Lucky Comics Kids line. Jump on aboard. Heck, the books are only Two Bucks!

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October 20, 2017

NEW BOOKS THIS SUMMER!

June 20th, 2017Lucky Comics ramps up publication for the summer!

Summer is always a fun time at Lucky Comics. Our publisher is on summer break (he's a teacher) and the books have been piling up in the spring. So here we go with another pile of fun reading from Beetle Girl and our other top notch heroes!

LUCKY COMIC FREE COMIC BOOK DAY DOWNLOADS!!!

May 20th, 2017​Lucky Comics launches Four Books for Free Comic Book Day!

Girl Commandos To The Rescue!!!

April 20th, 2017Girl Commandos launches with issue #1 AND three different covers!!

Written by publisher John Michael Helmer and with stunning art by Luis Rivers, Girl Commandos #1 launches a new era for Beetle Girl as she begins her team super hero saga! Flame Girl & Miss Fury join Danny Garret saving Hill Top City!

Rotters On The Horizon!

January 20th, 2017​Summer Release of issue #0

Rotters is nearing release with the zero (origin) issue arriving this summer. Written by John Michael Helmer and Hal Hilden, it tells the story of when cost of human life is too great, our government uses patched together dead soldiers to fight terrorism.Title: Rotters#0​Format: B&WPages: 8Art: TBD

Conventions 'R US

November 30th, 2016Lucky Comics to Attend Several Cons Winter 2016/17

Marion Gaming Convention: December 17th, Marion North Carolina

Beetle Girl Collected Edition Volume 1

October 14th, 2016Beetle Girl ALL in One Place!

Beetle Girl flies into action this winter with her first collected edition: Volume 1. This eighty-eight (88) page tome collects issues #'s 1-10 and their covers. With an amazing cover by Luis Rivera and Federico Sioc!

Beetle Girl vs The Shrew Men

September 22nd, 2016Daniel Vardi Creates Shrew Lord

Beetle Girl vs. The Shrew Men is an upcoming issue of Beetle Girl. Written by publisher John Michael Helmer and art by Brazilian Studio talent Oscar Suymaya Jr.. Here's a sneak peak at the Deadly Shrew Lord!!!

Lucky Comics @ Marion Comiccon

Joe Singleton Signs on for Beetle Girl!

September 9th, 2016New Artist With a Bang!

Veteran Joe Singleton has joined the Lucky Comics team penciling a Beetle Girl story written by Marvel Comics writer Lou Mougin. Mr. Mougin has crafted the "Origin of Dr. Franz" eight page issue which will be available in the Beetle Girl Trade Book this Fall. Joe's art is amazing and will bring Beetle Girl and Danni Garret to a new level!

Black Bat #2 Nears Print

July 25th, 2016The Bat Returns with a Prose Tale

Lucky Comics marches on with their new take on the old Bat! A prose story 2,300 words by legend Lou Mougin. Lou has crafted many a tale in the industry with a ton of writing credits including the Swashbuckler's origin in:Avengers Spotlight #22.​With cover & companion art by Eric Douthitt.

Luis Rivera Covers Beetle Girl #4

July 13thBeetle Girl vs. the Red Knight

Lucky Comics is VERY excited to have supreme artist Luis Rivera's pencils and inks on the cover of Beetle Girl #4. Here's a sneak preview. Issue four written by Lou Mougin and art by Eric Douthitt features Beetle Girl vs the Red Knight! A villain from the Golden Age of comics! Issue #4 on sale in October.

Black Bat Catches Some Buzz!

July 7thColony of the Black Bat coverage

Thanks to @anthonyquinn at Colony of the Black Bat for the coverage of our favorite PULP hero!

Black Bat Flaps Wings at Lucky Comics

July 6th1940's pulp hero "Black Bat" has NEW story and art!Adding to the stable of Golden Age Heroes re-imaged by writer John Michael Helmer is fan favorite and pulp hero Black Bat. With amazing art by Pedro Cruz, Black Bat flies into action and thwarts gangsters in the 1940's!!!

Black Bat TalesRelease: July 2016Pages: 8​Format: B & W

New Title Under Production

July 5th"Rotters" tears its way into publishing schedule

Adding to our Golden Age themed books, Lucky Comics is thrilled to announce a gritty, war book titled "Rotters" due out this fall. Written by published John Michael Helmer with a variant cover by Robert Norton, Rotters tells the tale of soldiers patched together and sent back into battle to protect America.

RottersRelease: Fall 2016Pages: 20​Format: color

Art by Robert Norton

Beetle Girl Crawls Along to Issue #3!!!

July 4thHappy Fourth my fellow Americans!​Marcelo Trom's pencils and Brad Eastburn's colors explode on the latest cover of Beetle Girl! Danni Garret NEVER looked so electric and powerful as she has here. Beetle Girl #3 out THIS July from Lucky Comics! AND these books are ONLY two bucks! YES!!! Two dollars ($2.00) for eight action packed pages and dynamic characters. Indie comics are where the real stories and characters exist, so give us a shot!

More Books On Their Way!

June 25th, 2016Summer Plans

​Our first book out this summer is Beetle Girl #2. It has an amazing cover by Marcelo Trom. He's done numerous professional work before and we are lucky to have him for the next three (3) covers. Eric Douthitt continues his stellar artwork on the interiors and we are fortunate to have him for the next three issues. He'll finish up his run with issue #5 an the first story arc which will be collected into the first Beetle Girl trade paperback.

Work continues on Southern Heroes and Dixie squad. Both will have new issues out this summer as well. Southern Heroes features two more new characters and their origin stories.

Finally, we plan to be at Hickory Con, Marion Con, and Black Mountain con. Stop by and say hello if you are in western North Carolina. Great people and amazing shows, each one indeed.

Publishing Unit Starts Up Again!

January 25th, 2016Back on the Saddle!

It's been a year. a long one, indeed as the Lucky Comics family battled cancer and we've won! As many of you have known, my wife's battle with breast cancer has turn in our favor and for that we are blessed. Many of the projects over the last year and a half were placed on the back burner while I took care of her and we fought this thing. She's doing great and even started back at work, which she is excited for!

Anywho, we've decided to get the Red Leaf media machine back on the track which means there will be Leaf books and World War II Comics coming out this spring from RED LEAF COMICS. Over at Lucky Comics (sorry, Canadians) Beetle Girl #1 is out with a Robin Hood book to come as well as our four secret NON-superhero projects to be released. Comic Book Interviews is crawling back with new creator interviews so email us at comicbookinterviews@mail.com if interested.

For now, enjoy your comics!

John Michael Helmer​Publisher, Red Leaf Media

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Lucky Comics Publishes Origin tales of Four Characters

January 31st, 2015Dixie Squad Arrives!!!

The team is finally here. Sixteen pages of action and four info pages, one for each character, in a twenty page spectacular. The South has never been so proud with the likes of Johnny Rebel, Mountain Man, Virginia Dare and Whistlin' Dixie protecting its citizens.

Each story is a four page intro/origin tale drawn and inked by Eric Douthitt. Cover by Federico Sioc. Digital download is ONLY .99 with print copies $4 each.

New Title Featuring Southern Themed Heroes

January 1st, 2015Dixie Squad Arrives!!

Lucky Comics publisher John Michael Helmer is very pleased to announce that Dixie Squad issues 0, 1, and 2 will all arrive at stores and in digital platforms in the first quarter of 2015!The Zero issue features four origin/intro stories drawn by Red leaf Comics alum Eric Douthitt and showcases the team's main characters: Johnny Rebel, Virginia Dare, Mountain Man, and Whistlin' Dixie. The Dixie Squad Zero issue is available in digital format for ONLY 99 cents in January. Print format to follow.

Dixie Squad #1 will follow in February with interior art by Brandon Joe. Brandon has crafted an incredible story with dynamic art and powerful inks. This sixteen page tale brings the main team together for the first time to rescue Senator Thomas Mark's daughter from a ruthless villain. The issue features two covers: one by Brandon Joe and the second by Robert Norton. Digital format in February with print format a month later.

Finally, Dixie Squad #2 arrived in March with a fantastic tale drawn and colored by Katie Miller. "Girls Night Out" has Virginia Dare and Whistlin' Dixie saving a famous Native American artifact from a terrible fate. Yes, Scuba Ninjas included! The back-up story features Berwick Man as he terrorizes bayou hunters in Louisiana! Sixteen heart-pounding FULL color pages for only 99 cents digital and $4.00 print format.

Don't press your luck! Stick with Lucky Comics for the best entertainment money can buy for a buck!Lucky you!

John Michael HelmerPublisher, Lucky Comics

Lucky Comics Publishes Golden Age Reprints of Robin Hood

December 24th, 2014

Robin Hood Slings Into Lucky Comics!!

Lucky Comics announces its third title: Robin Hood Chronicles.

Bringing the VERY best of the Golden Age, Lucky Comics will be reprinting public domain Golden Age Robin Hood stories. With new covers and twenty pages of full reprinted color, these amazing books will vault the reader back to a time when books were cherished and characters worshiped!

Look for covers by Jatinder Ghataora and Federico Sioc.

Lucky Comics Hires Artist Eric Douthitt

November 12th, 2014Eric Douthitt's Amazing Art!!

Lucky Comics is PROUD to announce that dynamic artist Eric Douthitt has completed 3 of 4 stories for Dixie Squad #0. Each self-contained origin/intro story features one of the t team members and their back story for the Lucky Comics Universe.Eric has had a long relationship working with publisher John Michael Helmer over at Red leaf Comics on the Golden Age Leaf, the Silver Age Leaf, and the Modern Leaf.

Visit Eric's a art at: https://www.facebook.com/eric.douthitt?fref=ts

New Indie Company Launches

Pencil cover sketch of issue #1

October 20th, 2014Lucky Comics Big Launch!!!

December 2014. Circle that month on you calendar. Lucky Comics is launching out first book Southern Heroes #0 with four origin/intro stories and other features setting up the big debut of the team in issue #1.

Southern Heroes to Save the South!

The Sons of the South have never been so ready as when Senator Thomas Marks recruits unbelievable humans with unimaginable skills on a desperate mission to rescue his kidnapped daughter.